Statewide Impact of Georgia Colleges

ATLANTA (AP) -- A new study shows the University System ofGeorgia has a more than $12 billion impact on the state.

The study by the Selig Center for Economic Growth at theUniversity of Georgia released Thursday shows the growth of thefinancial effect of the system's 35 campuses -- up from $7 billionin 1999.

Most of that impact is from spending on salaries, benefits,supplies and other items by the campuses, as well as spending bystudents who attend the colleges. The rest of it -- about $4.3billion -- is the multiplier effect of the initial dollars as theyare re-spent in the community.

The largest impact is from the University of Georgia, with $2.2billion. In metro Atlanta, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University,Kennesaw State University and five other institutions account for$5.3 billion

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